From the first data message sent between the two networked computers in 1969 to the explosion of social media, Ann Bednarz looks back at 50 years of internet evolution. She finds enterprises have been slow to adopt IPv6 deployment due to cost, complexity and resource challenges and notes, "(a)ccording to Google, IPv6 connectivity around the world is at roughly 25% today; IPv6 adoption in the U.S. is nearly 38%."